For Authors

Researchers and representatives from research and technology policy and research and technology administration are invited to submit written contributions (‘papers’) by email to the editors of the fteval Journal for Research and Technology Policy Evaluation (office@fteval.at). The contributions can be submitted either in German or English and – in the case of a positive evaluation – will also be published in the submitted language. However, in the interests of international reception, we would like to encourage publications in English.
All details about current Calls for Papers can be found here: https://fteval.at/journal/

Peer Review Policy

All contributions are subject to an editorial review. Details on the peer review policy and our quality criteria can be found here: https://fteval.at/peer-review-policy/.

Editorial Board

The editorial board of the fteval Journal for Research and Technology Policy consists of a core team, which can be viewed here: https://fteval.at/editorial-board/. In addition, further experts may be consulted for reviews of special issues.

Open Access Policy

Publication in the fteval Journal is free of charge for authors. Each published article receives a DOI via crossref and is archived in the fteval repository. Unless otherwise agreed, all contributions are licensed as CC-BY 4.0 international. We archive all articles freely available in full text in the fteval Repository at https://repository.fteval.at/

Publication Licence and Copyright terms

The authors retain the copyright without restrictions, but in the event of a reprint, it must be indicated that the first publication appeared in the fteval Journal. If you publish with the fteval Journal for Research and Technology Policy Evaluation, you automatically accept the following publication licence: Publication Licence [PDF, version of May 2025]

Submission Layout

The standard format for submissions is described here. Special issues may have different format specifications.

Length:

Praxis-oriented contributions: 4-10 pages of full text (max. 5,500 words)
Academic contributions: 6-15 pages of full text (max. 7,000 words)
Opinion papers: 4-8 pages of full text (max. 4,00 words)

Please submit your article via mail as MS Word or Open Document Text, including the following data:

Title and subtitle
Tables and figures: Submit your images as separate files in high definition or scalable format.
Footnotes at bottom of page
References at the end of the article
Recommended citiation style: APA 7th edition (no initials)
Author information:
- full name
- institution and address
- e-mail
- ORCID (if available. Free registration: https://orcid.org/)
~5 author keywords in English (and also in German, if the article is in German)
Abstract in English (and also in German, if the article is in German)

AI-Policy

If generative AI applications are used in the creation or writing process, this must be only done under human supervision. The content of the article, including the ideas, concepts, logic, findings, conclusions and recommendations presented, must originate from the authors themselves. The authors are responsible for its accuracy. The use of generative AI is described as part of the methods of the article, with the details to be adequately specified in the ‘Methods’ and/or ‘Appendix’ sections as relevant.